The Gate of Youth (1975)
Seishun no mon (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ken Tanaka	...	Shinsuke, as a teenager
	Tomohiro Tanabe	...	Shinsuke - aged 10
	Kenji Matsuda	...	Shinsuke, aged 6
	Haruhiko Urayama	...	Shinsuke - aged 3
	Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Yuki, Shinsuke's father
	Sayuri Yoshinaga	...	Shinsuke's stepmother
	Shinobu Ohtake	...	Ori-eh, as a teenager
	Rie Yamazaki	...	Ori-eh - as little girl
	Toshie Kobayashi	...	Seki
	Akira Kobayashi	...	Goro
	Masumi Harukawa	...	Geisha
	Kazunaga Tsuji	...	Nagata
	Susumu Fujita	...	Yabe Tora
	Chôichirô Kawarazaki	...	Kaneyama, Korean man
	Hisashi Igawa

Storyline

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza. Written by Sharptongue  

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